Thread: DBT gives me PTSD
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Old Jun 02, 2009, 07:41 PM
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"what was required was also to help patients to better tolerate their circumstances. ..."

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At the start of her career, Dr. Linehan set out to develop a treatment for chronically suicidal patients... The main change target of Dialectical Behavior Therapy is to help patients stop engaging in life threatening behaviors.


What if my circumstances are intolerable? How do you tolerate the intolerable? Why should I even be expected to?

I especially feel suicidal because of my delusional thinking. Meds help somewhat. But it's my decision what I want my quality of life to be. For most of the past 25 years now I've been dealing with major depression and delusional thinking. It's not really I life I want to live all that much.

I think Sannah and Orange Blossom are right, DBT is not something that would be very useful to me.

Thanks everyone for your input, this is conversation while interesting, is stressing me out. I think I need to not read about or think about DBT.
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I'd rather have a visit, note or pretty picture
than an "I'll say a prayer" or a "god bless you."
Doesn't make me feel better, no meaning to me for sure.
Can't stop you from praying and blessing me,
and if that makes you feel better feel free.
But keep it to yourself please, don't tell me.
And let's all respect each other's feelings.
With kindness, support and "sweet dreamings."
Thanks for this!
Orange_Blossom